Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres

The men's K-2 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1.

Medalists Gold Silver Bronze

Heats The 15 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final. Heat 11. 3:55.1 QF2. 3:57.2 QF3. 3:58.3 QF4. 4:00.0 5. 4:00.3 Heat 21. 3:56.4 QF2. 3:59.1 QF3. 4:01.6 QF4. 4:12.6 5. 4:22.7 Heat 31. 4:03.0 QF2. 4:04.7 QF3. 4:09.7 QF4. 4:27.8 - DQ

The Finnish team originally finished second in their heat prior to their disqualification.

Final 3:49.6 3:51.4 3:55.8 4. 3:56.1 5. 3:58.36. 3:58.7 7. 3:59.1 8. 4:01.49. 4:05.9

References

1956 Summer Olympics official report. p. 404. Sports-Reference.com 1956 K-2 1000 m results.